A new Christmas alphabet (Oliver Barton)

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• CPDL #4933: Finale-2002.
  

Editor: Oliver Barton (added 2003-04-29).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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Title: New Christmas Alphabet, A
Composer: Oliver Barton

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: piano
Published:

Description:

You know The Christmas Alphabet (‘“C” is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree’, etc.), full of cloying sentiment. This version tells it as it is, featuring Auntie Maud (see Maud’s Dream above), the cat, overindulgence and so on, and finishing: ‘“S” is feeling sick from eating on and on and on— And sick at heart as well because the Christmas meaning’s gone.’ But the tune, which is newly composed even if it has similarities, is jolly.